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Horse profile

Cristal Bonus (FR)

6yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2012) · Last trainer Paul Nicholls · Last owner R J H Geffen
by Della Francesca (USA) out of Cristal Springs (FR) (Loup Solitaire)
11 runs · 6 courses · from Sep 2010
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 15 Dec 2012 — 5,072 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2012 4 wins · 4 courses Last raced off OR 157
KTB Profile

Cristal Bonus (FR) is 4 from 11 in our archive, including 2 wins at Grade 2 level. The biggest win we hold: the Ladbrokes Chase at Down Royal (Nov 2012). Hasn't won since Nov 2012. All 4 wins have come over 2m1f – 2m4f. Last raced off a career-high mark of 157.

Based on 11 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating157At career-high mark
157 152–157

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 143B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Aintree, 12 Apr 2012 Official rating 157 at the last run, 15 Dec 2012

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 6 figures · best 143B · median 138.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good to Soft3143B136—
Soft1———
Good1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f5143B140—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 8 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 8 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Della Francesca (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 10% of 1,477 runs since May 2008 (172 horses).

Strongest on good going: 13% from 338. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 16% from 100. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 6.3% from 160.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−10—
Good to Firm3625.6%−4.4—
Good3384413%+31 from 2
Good to Soft165148.5%−1.50 from 3
Soft4464710.5%+0.52 from 2
Heavy173158.7%−1.31 from 4
Standard (AW)312247.7%−2.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f27518.5%+8.5—
6f – 7f160106.3%−3.7—
1m – 1m1f196136.6%−3.4—
1m2f – 1m4f2512610.4%+0.4—
1m5f – 2m2882910.1%+0.1—
2m1f – 2m4f4224711.1%+1.14 from 9
2m5f – 3m1001616%+60 from 2
Over 3m3326.1%−3.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Cristal Springs (FR) (Loup Solitaire)

5 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Veneziano Springs (FR) (2 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m5½f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Veneziano Springs (FR)4022m–2m5½f—
Sea The Springs (FR)150——
Ti Salsa (FR)30——
Cristal Robin (FR)110——
Prodice Springs (FR)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 4 1 25% −2.56
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 2 2 100% +9.10
Good 2 1 50% +0.88

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 6 1 17% −3.12
Class 4 1 1 100% +0.44

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cheltenham 4 0 0% −4.00
Auteuil (FR) 3 1 33% +5.10
Down Royal 1 1 100% +2.00
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 1 100% +1.88
Chepstow 1 1 100% +0.44

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 9 4 44% +6.42
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
R Walsh 4 2 50% +0.32
Daryl Jacob 2 1 50% +1.00
A P McCoy 2 0 0% −2.00
David Cottin 2 1 50% +6.10
Sylvain Dehez 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2012 6 3 50% +1.32
2011 1 0 0% −1.00
2010 4 1 25% +4.10

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 6 3 50% +1.32
Hurdle 5 1 20% +3.10

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2012 · 6 runs
15 Dec 12+42d Cheltenham Paul Stewart Ironspine Charity Challenge Gold Cup (Grade 3 Handicap Chase) Class 1 · 2m5f · Heavy · 14 ran PU/14 — 11-7 157— R Walsh 4/1
03 Nov 12+205d Down Royal Ladbrokes Chase (grade 2) 2m4f · Yielding To Soft · 6 ran 1/6 11-10 152142B Daryl Jacob 2/1
12 Apr 12+28d Aintree Betfred Manifesto Novices' Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 2/5 7 11-4 152143B Daryl Jacob 7/1
15 Mar 12+19d Cheltenham Jewson Novices' Chase (Registered As The Golden Miller Novices' Chase) (Grade 2) Class 1 · 2m4f · Good · 10 ran PU/10 — 11-4 152— R Walsh 13/2
25 Feb 12+36d Kempton Racing Plus Pendil Novices' Chase (Grade 2) Class 1 · 2m4½f · Good · 6 ran 1/6 11-0 152137B R Walsh 15/8J
20 Jan 12+356d Chepstow digibet.com Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 2m3½f · Heavy · 6 ran 1/6 11-0 —140B R Walsh 4/9F
2011 · 1 run
29 Jan 11+49d Cheltenham Rewards4Racing Cleeve Hurdle (Grade 2) Class 1 · 3m · Good To Soft · 14 ran 7/14 3¼ 11-8 152125C A P McCoy 20/1
2010 · 4 runs
11 Dec 10+27d Cheltenham StanJames.com International Hurdle (Grade 2) Class 1 · 2m1f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 5/9 2½ 11-8 152136A A P McCoy 25/1
14 Nov 10+29d Auteuil (FR) Prix Renaud Du Vivier (Grande Course De Haies Des 4 Ans) (Hurdle) (4yo) (Turf) 2m3½f · Heavy · 12 ran 2/12 5 10-6 —— Sylvain Dehez 10/1
16 Oct 10+39d Auteuil (FR) Prix Pierre De Lassus (Hurdle) (4yo) (Turf) 2m3½f · Heavy · 12 ran 6/12 hd 10-6 —— David Cottin 33/10
07 Sep 10 Auteuil (FR) Prix Melanos (Hurdle) (4yo) (Turf) 2m2f · Very Soft · 8 ran 1/8 10-8 —— David Cottin 71/10

Quick answers

How many races has Cristal Bonus won?
Cristal Bonus (FR) won 4 of 11 archived starts between 2010 and 2012, a strike rate of 36.4%. Placed 6 times in total (54.5% of starts).
Who trained Cristal Bonus?
Cristal Bonus (FR) was trained by Paul Nicholls on the most recent run on record, at Cheltenham on 15 December 2012.
Who is Cristal Bonus's sire?
Cristal Bonus (FR) is by Della Francesca (USA) out of Cristal Springs (FR), whose sire is Loup Solitaire.
What going does Cristal Bonus prefer?
Cristal Bonus (FR) has the best record on heavy going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Cristal Bonus's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 157, from the run on 15 December 2012. That is also the highest on record.
What is Cristal Bonus's sire's record?
Della Francesca (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 10% of 1,477 runs since May 2008 (172 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 13% from 338. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 16% from 100. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 6.3% from 160.
Who are Cristal Bonus's siblings?
Out of Cristal Springs (FR), Cristal Bonus (FR) has 5 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Veneziano Springs (FR) (2). The wins came over 2m–2m5½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from September 2010. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.